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OLED flexible panel makers use a glass carrier to hold the polyimide (P)I substrate during the array process and subsequently during the deposition process. Between the PI and the glass carrier is a sacrificial layer, which is hit with a laser after thin film encapsulation (TFE), to separate the two layers. The lasers used after … Read more
PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest All-Displays sell-through tracking report on professional large-format flat panel displays (32” and larger) and professional projectors (above 500 lumens) being sold by leading U.S. Distributors who serve commercial markets. Revenues were flat compared to last quarter, but up 25% over … Read more
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 9.7% year over year to 301.9 million units in the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. The drop marks the largest-ever third quarter decline and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market as shipments continue … Read more
The annual SXSWedu conference typically serves as the most innovative, fresh, and predictive venue for envisioning the future of the ed-tech marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu® Conference & Festival will be held in face-to-face format in Austin, Texas from March 6-9, 2023. This conference specializes in the future. What will the horizon look like? How … Read more
What They Say Adam Savage’s Tested had a look at the new Meta Quest Pro for a YouTube review. The first point made was that on the Quest 2, all the optics, processing and battery are on the front of the headset, making the weight very apparent. The Pro moves the battery to the back … Read more
What They Say ARtillery Intelligence has published its forecast for VR revenues, with a view that it will more than triple from $8.3 billion in 2021 to $28.8 billion in 2026, a 28.3% compound annual growth rate. Consumer spending (hardware and software) holds a leading share of VR revenues with an estimated $7.25 billion in 2022. This is driven by gaming’s dominance as … Read more
What They Say TCL has launched a new series of TVs based on Amazon’s Fire TV OS. The 55″ and 65″ sets will be sold in Germany, Italy, Spain, and the UK. What We Think Protocol Entertainment has an interesting article on how TCL tried getting around Android licensing restrictions by Google including setting up a … Read more
What They Say According to The Information, Apple is developing a 16″ iPad that could be released at the end of 2023. There were no details of the display that might be used. What We Think At the end of 2023, it seems unlikely to me that Apple would use an OLED. However, there is … Read more
What They Say LG Display released its Q3 financials and held its earnings call. Revenues were up 21% QoQ, but down 6% YoY at $4.75 billion and income was 11% down with an operating loss of $530 million and a net loss of $543 million. ASP was up from $566/m² in Q2 to $675/m² but … Read more
Portrait Displays, global leader in color calibration solutions and advanced display control, has acquired Patterns™, the premiere video test pattern generator for macOS. As pioneers in color accuracy, Portrait Displays is always in pursuit of forward-thinking innovations to aid creatives in their storytelling processes. Developed by world-class providers of calibration services to studios, post-production facilities, … Read more
Yesterday, I introduced AR and its applications and today I’ll look some other aspects of AR and VR. The VR/AR category was expanded to include “MR” (Mixed Reality) also called “MX” (or passthrough AR – editor). It is differentiated from the other two by replacing optical see-through with video see-through which has lower luminance requirements than … Read more
With the slowdown in smartphone, IT and TV demand, VR/AR/MR is gaining center stage in the display industry, especially now that Apple has committed to its first two products. Through 2022, Meta’s Quest VR headset had more than a 70% share of the VR headset market and they recently introduced the Meta Quest Pro. OLED displays … Read more
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